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The Trump administration plans to pull out of the U.N. cultural agency, putting UNESCO back at the center of geopolitical rivalry.
President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from UNESCO once again In a statement Tuesday that drew mixed reactions from Jewish groups. President Donald Trump has once again withdrawn the United States from UNESCO,
By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer The United States will withdraw from the U.N. Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization by the end of 2026, the State Department confirmed on Tuesday, citing ideological
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Smithsonian Magazine on MSNThe U.S. Is Withdrawing From UNESCO for the Third Time in the Agency’s 80-Year HistoryThe country previously left the agency for two brief stints—once from 1984 to 2003 and again from 2017 to 2023. The newly announced decision will take effect by the end of 2026
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Travel + Leisure on MSNU.S. Announces Exit From UNESCO—Here’s What It Means for TravelersThe State Department cites political concerns, but UNESCO vows to keep its global doors open to all travelers.
The White House accused UNESCO of supporting “woke, divisive cultural and social causes.” Trump also withdrew the U.S. from the U.N. agency in his first term.
President Donald Trump has once again withdrawn the United States from UNESCO, accusing the U.N.’s science and cultural and organization of an anti-Israel bias and a “globalis